Community
By partnering with Louisiana communities, LSU works to improve lives across the state.
LSU Helps Homeowners Tackle the True Cost of Flooding
LSU scholars in construction management, oceanography and coastal sciences, sociology, and psychology are working to gather data on the economic, equity, and emotional aspects of living in an increasingly flood-prone place, and provide homeowners with better guidance.
More than 100 LSU Online Programs Help Job Seekers and Employers Adapt to Change
Social worker Jo Anna Fisher’s career did not skip a beat, despite the pandemic and loss of a family member. LSU now offers more than 100 programs online.
Expanding Opportunities for All: Science and Engineering Careers
Through at least 20 programs that often reach beyond campus borders into local communities and schools, all the way from kindergarten through college and into professional life, almost a thousand minority students in Louisiana are connected with STEM resources and research each year on the LSU campus.
Innovation in Radiation Research Takes LSU Student from Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center to SpaceX
Jared Taylor was planning on becoming a medical doctor to help treat people with cancer, but now finds himself almost literally in space, working on solutions to shield astronauts from dangerous radiation.
LSU Educates Health Care Providers Specifically for Rural Areas
Across the state, LSU is working to provide more and better healthcare for rural residents. From New Orleans to Shreveport, several university programs educate care providers specifically to help fight health disparities.
LSU Helps Louisiana Decrease Incarceration, Increase Workforce, Save >$150 Million Annually
LSU has helped lower the Louisiana prison population by almost one-fourth in three years.
Dr. Jeffrey Kuo: From LSU Purple and Gold to Ochsner Blue (and Saints Black and Gold)
From when he received his Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology from LSU in 2000 and his MD from LSU Health New Orleans in 2004, Dr. Jeffrey Kuo has been busy.
Turning LSUA STEM Majors into STEM Teachers in Central Louisiana High Schools
In a historic win for LSU of Alexandria (LSUA) and career prospects in central Louisiana, a collaborative faculty team has received $1.2 million from the National Science Foundation to help LSUA students become highly effective biology, chemistry, and math teachers in high-need high schools after they graduate.
LSU Shreveport Cyber Collaboratory Makes New Partners
Through partnerships between the university and Louisiana Economic Development, the City of Shreveport, local K-12 schools, the Air Force, and industry—including small businesses—students like Ricard are starting to see what it actually means to boost high-tech innovation in northwestern Louisiana.
LSU Eunice Identified as Key Driver of Workforce and Entrepreneur Development in Rural Communities
Achieving the Dream, a nationwide network of more than 300 community colleges, has selected seven schools it regards as “workforce and economic development engines” in rural communities. Felicity Carrier is an LSU Eunice entrepreneur.
LSU AgCenter’s FFA Youth Organization Laid Groundwork for Careers in Medicine
Formerly known as Future Farmers of America, the FFA program prepares members for leadership and careers in science, business, and agricultural technology.
Supporting Local Food Entrepreneurs
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit and hurricanes Laura and Delta then devastated culinary businesses in the southwestern part of the state, the LSU AgCenter Food Incubator in Baton Rouge quickly increased their number of tenants.
Recipes: A Taste of Louisiana
Enjoy some tasty recipes based on Louisiana ingredients from LSU researchers across the state.
For Healthy Communities, Knowledge Isn’t Enough
Through the Healthy Communities initiative, LSU AgCenter extension agents are on the ground in every Louisiana parish inviting residents to decide for themselves how to best lower obesity rates where they live.
Solving the Obesity Crisis
In a new study, obese patients who “buddied up” with a health coach from within their own communities lost 10 times more weight than patients who received regular care.